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Commended for Criticas Top Bilingual Books, 2007 2007 (United States)Long-listed for Blue Ribbon Books of 2009, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books at the University of Illinois in Champaign 2009 (United States)

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.

Other Titles:

Mexican folk art colors in English and Spanish

Responsibility:

Cynthia Weill ; folk art by artists from Oaxaca.

Abstract:

Colors in Spanish and English--a book for kids as colorful as a rainbow.Read more...

Reviews

Editorial reviews

Publisher Synopsis

"This color-themed companion to ABeCedarios (2007) and Opuestos (2009) also features the handiwork of Oaxacan sculptors, who contribute stylized and vibrantly painted creatures that show off each color to its fullest and are set against marbled backdrops of the same hue...the sculptures are hypnotic." --Publishers Weekly "Hypnotic. The word is hypnotic ... From full-color spread to full-color spread, Cynthia Weill uses hypnotic photographs of folk art figures from artisans from Oaxaca to illustrate the beauty, art, and vibrancy of the Colores de la vida, colors of life, in an unforgettable book as much about the wonder of the ways we can imagine the world around us as about names of colors ... Each page captures a sense of wonder, of the vibrancy of color, the imagination of the artist, the name of the hue. Colors take life in this small picture book, perfect for small hands, in an astonishing pairing of visual intimacy and artistic joy that make this one of the most distinctive recent books on color -- in English or otherwise." --Papertigers.org "El formato brilla por su sencillez: cada pagina esta ilustrada por animales de artesania [Oaxaquena] que corresponden al color destacado." --San Diego Red "A beautiful, playful, childcentric approach to language learning--and if it spawns conversations about dialects, so much the better." --Kirkus Reviews "This interactive picture book is sure to be a young crowd-pleaser and storytime favorite." --School Library Journal "Bilingual, colorful, inviting, absolutely adorable--and definitely child-centric--these libritos will capture and hold the attention of the littlest to the biggest kids (and adults alike--I keep coming back to them, and I'm known to be hard to please). All are highly recommended." --De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for ChildrenRead more...

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1—This beautifully illustrated work by the author of ABeCedarios (2007) and Opuestos (2009, both Cinco Puntos) makes learning colors fun. Bright sculptures by Oaxacan artists capture the folkloric ambiance of the area, infusing the pages with whimsical animals splashed with color....Read more...

PreS-Gr 1—This beautifully illustrated work by the author of ABeCedarios (2007) and Opuestos (2009, both Cinco Puntos) makes learning colors fun. Bright sculptures by Oaxacan artists capture the folkloric ambiance of the area, infusing the pages with whimsical animals splashed with color. Pink cattle eat hay... while a calf nurses from its mother. Two pigs sport vibrant flowers interspersed with flying white birds on their hides. A huge, black, metal spider looks curiously at readers. Golden fish donning bows and hats swim across the yellow page. Figures correspond with the same-colored backdrop, giving young readers the chance to explore varying shades between the illustrations and colored text naming the target pigment. This book will delight old and young alike as they explore colors. Suitable for use with toddler and preschool storytimes and in beginning Spanish classes.—Cristi Jenkins, Fort Vancouver Regional Library System, WA